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It’s that annual time of year when we look at why the Super Bowl teams made it there what the Dolphins can learn from it. This, admittedly, is a bit limiting, as if Green Bay had made the Super Bowl the lessons would be tweaked some (and be more comparable to what Dolphins are trying to do in their system, I'd say). The staple is you need a winning, Top 10 quarterback - a given, right? So I'm not going to pound Tom Brady and Russell Wilson. That's obvious. Here is the rest: 1.The draft strategy is obvious and vital - and bears good players. Seattle had the 14th pick in 2010 when the Dolphins had the 12th pick. The Dolphins traded down for Jared Odrick (28th...

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